diff --git a/ape_safe/accounts.py b/ape_safe/accounts.py
index d5a88a5..dd77e38 100644
--- a/ape_safe/accounts.py
+++ b/ape_safe/accounts.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from ape.utils import ZERO_ADDRESS, cached_property
 from ape_ethereum.transactions import StaticFeeTransaction, TransactionType
 from eip712.common import create_safe_tx_def
-from eth_account.messages import encode_defunct
 from eth_utils import keccak, to_bytes, to_int
 from ethpm_types import ContractType